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Revision as of 04:58, 21 December 2014

Saturday Night Live Season 40
Season 40
Release
Original networkNBC
Original releaseSeptember 27, 2014[1] –
Spring 2015
Season chronology
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List of episodes

Saturday Night Live premiered its fortieth season during the 2014–15 television season on NBC. The season premiered on September 27, 2014, with host Chris Pratt and musical guest Ariana Grande, and former cast member Darrell Hammond as the show's new announcer,[2] replacing Don Pardo, who had died in August.[3] The premiere included an interstitial photograph of Pardo. Pardo had been the announcer for SNL since it premiered in 1975, with the exception of season seven and season 21, episode 14, where Hammond took his place.[4] This season also saw the death of former cast member Jan Hooks, who died from cancer[5] two weeks into the season.

Cast

As part of an on-going rebuilding process, which Lorne Michaels indicated would result in cast changes for the 2014–15 season,[6] a number of changes were announced: Nasim Pedrad departed after five seasons to star on the Lorne Michaels-produced show Mulaney,[7] while John Milhiser, Noël Wells, and Brooks Wheelan were let go after a single season.[8][9] Additionally, Mike O'Brien, a writer for the show for four seasons before joining the cast at the start of the previous season, returned to the writers' room.[10]

Two comedians joined the cast at the start of the season: stand-up comic Pete Davidson, the first SNL cast member to have been born in the 1990s,[11] and former SNL writer Michael Che as a Weekend Update co-anchor, replacing Cecily Strong, who remains in the cast.[12] Che left SNL at the end of the previous season to become a correspondent on The Daily Show.[13] After making appearances on Weekend Update and in several sketches, writer Leslie Jones was promoted to the cast on October 20, 2014 as a featured player.[14]

Writers

Main article: List of Saturday Night Live writers § Season 40 (2014–15)

Prior to the start of the season, five new writers were hired:

Episodes

See also: List of Saturday Night Live episodes
Saturday Night Live season 40 episodes
No. # Host(s) Musical guest(s) Original airdate Ratings/share
7671Chris PrattAriana GrandeSeptember 27, 2014 (2014-09-27)4.0/10[18]
7682Sarah SilvermanMaroon 5October 4, 2014 (2014-10-04)3.9/10[19]
7693Bill HaderHozierOctober 11, 2014 (2014-10-11)3.8/10[20]
7704Jim CarreyIggy AzaleaOctober 25, 2014 (2014-10-25)4.1/10[21]
7715Chris RockPrinceNovember 1, 2014 (2014-11-01)4.9/10[22]
7726Woody HarrelsonKendrick LamarNovember 15, 2014 (2014-11-15)4.1/10[23]
7737Cameron DiazMark Ronson and Bruno MarsNovember 22, 2014 (2014-11-22)4.1/10[24]
7748James FrancoNicki MinajDecember 6, 2014 (2014-12-06)4.4/11[25]
7759Martin FreemanCharli XCXDecember 13, 2014 (2014-12-13)3.9/10[26]
77610Amy Adams[27]One Direction[27]December 20, 2014 (2014-12-20)
TBA
77711Kevin HartTBAJanuary 17, 2015 (2015-01-17)
TBA

January 17, 2015 with host Kevin Hart

Specials

# Special Original air-date U.S. viewers
(in millions)
1"A Saturday Night Live Thanksgiving"November 26, 20144.07[28]
2"A Saturday Night Live Christmas"December 3, 20146.19[29]
3"40th Anniversary Special"February 15, 2015N/A

References

  1. ^ Erbland, Kate (July 15, 2014). "The First Casualty of The Fortieth Season of 'Saturday Night Live'". Film School Rejects. Retrieved July 15, 2014.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference hammond was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Genzlinger, Neil; Carter, Bill (August 19, 2014). "Don Pardo, the Voice of 'Saturday Night Live,' Dies at 96". The New York Times. The New York Times Company. Retrieved August 19, 2014.
  4. ^ Patches, Matt (August 21, 2014). "Darrell Hammond Remembers Don Pardo, the Voice of SNL". Grantland.
  5. ^ http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2788682/snl-star-jan-hooks-battling-cancer-death-aged-57-devastated-friends-reveal.html
  6. ^ "Lorne Michaels: More 'SNL' cast changes coming". CNN. 13 June 2014. Retrieved 22 September 2014. Lorne Michaels says that Saturday Night Live can expect cast changes before its 40th season begins in September. In an interview with Deadline, the creator and longtime executive producer of NBC's late-night sketch show said, 'We're still in the middle of rebuilding. So there will be changes this year.'
  7. ^ "Nasim Pedrad implies that she's leaving 'Saturday Night Live'". Erin Strecker. Retrieved June 13, 2014.
  8. ^ "Noël Wells & John Milhiser Also Leaving 'SNL', Michael Patrick O'Brien Future Unclear". Nellie Andreeva. Retrieved July 15, 2014.
  9. ^ "Brooks Wheelan states he was fired from Saturday Night Live". NY Daily News. Retrieved July 15, 2014.
  10. ^ "Mike O'Brien will not return as an 'SNL' player this season". Esther Zuckerman. Retrieved September 16, 2014.
  11. ^ "Pete Davidson Joins 'Saturday Night Live' As New Featured Player". Deadline. September 15, 2014. Retrieved September 15, 2014.
  12. ^ Cite error: The named reference che was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  13. ^ "'The Daily Show' hires 'SNL' writer Michael Che as correspondent". EW.com. Retrieved 22 September 2014.
  14. ^ Andreeva, Nellie (October 20, 2014). "Leslie Jones Named 'Saturday Night Live' Cast Member". Deadline. Retrieved October 21, 2014.
  15. ^ "Alison Rich Hired as a Writer at 'SNL'". Splitsider. August 28, 2014. Retrieved September 1, 2014.
  16. ^ McCarthy, Sean L. (September 9, 2014). "SNL hires Nick Rutherford to reunite, write with his Good Neighbor mates". The Comic's Comic.
  17. ^ a b c Wright, Megh (September 9, 2014). "Natasha Rothwell, Streeter Seidell, and Jeremy Beiler Join 'SNL's Writing Staff". Splitsider. Retrieved September 9, 2014.
  18. ^ Kondolojy, Amanda (September 28, 2014). "'Saturday Night Live' Season Premiere With Host Chris Pratt and Musical Guest Ariana Grande Even With Last Season's Finale". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved September 28, 2014.
  19. ^ Bibel, Sara (October 5, 2014). "'Saturday Night Live' With Host Sarah Silverman and Musical Guest Maroon 5 Down From Last Week's Premiere". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved October 5, 2014.
  20. ^ Kondolojy, Amanda (October 12, 2014). "'Saturday Night Live' With Host Bill Hader and Musical Guest Hozier Down From Last Week". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved October 12, 2014.
  21. ^ Kondolojy, Amanda (October 26, 2014). "'Saturday Night Live' With Host Jim Carrey and Musical Guest Iggy Azalea Hits Highest Adults 18-49 Rating Since April". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved October 26, 2014.
  22. ^ Bibel, Sara (November 2, 2014). "'Saturday Night Live' With Host Chris Rock and Musical Guest Prince Hits Highest Adults 18-49 Rating Since February". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved November 2, 2014.
  23. ^ Bibel, Sara (November 16, 2014). "'Saturday Night Live' With Host Woody Harrelson and Musical Guest Kendrick Lamar Matches Highest Adults 18-49 Rating This Season". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved November 16, 2014.
  24. ^ Kondolojy, Amanda (November 23, 2014). "'Saturday Night Live' With Host Cameron Diaz and Musical Guests Mark Ronson and Bruno Mars Down From Last Week". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved November 23, 2014.
  25. ^ Kondolojy, Amanda (December 7, 2014). "'Saturday Night Live' With Host James Franco and Musical Guest Nicki Minaj Rises From Last Original". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved December 7, 2014.
  26. ^ Bibel, Sara (December 14, 2014). "'Saturday Night Live' With Host Martin Freeman and Musical Guest Charli XCX Down from Most Recent Episodes". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved December 14, 2014.
  27. ^ a b Boedeker, Hal (2014-11-20). "'SNL' lines up One Direction, James Franco". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved 2014-12-03.
  28. ^ Kondolojy, Amanda (December 1, 2014). "Wednesday Final Ratings: 'A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving' Rebroadcast Adjusted Up". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved December 1, 2014.
  29. ^ Kondolojy, Amanda (December 4, 2014). "Wednesday Final Ratings: No Adjustment for 'Arrow', 'Modern Family' or 'The 100'". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved December 6, 2014.
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